Gambia vs Somalia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Gambia
31.7%
in 2024
Somalia
31.9%
in 2024
Gambia rank
165th
Somalia rank
162nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Gambia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 31.9% against 31.7% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 165th and Somalia ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 11.0% | 6.2% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 14.6% | 5.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 19.6% | 2.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 25.6% | 0.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.5% | 0.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Gambia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 31.9% against 31.7% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Gambia and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Gambia ranks 165th and Somalia ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.